Product Details

• Actors: Peter Rowan
• Directors: Happy Traum
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Homespun
• DVD Release Date: June 12, 2003
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B0000A0LAM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #148,091 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

One of America’s greatest bluegrass musicians has made a lesson that will help you improve your singing and strengthen your rhythm guitar playing. Peter Rowan imparts wisdom and advice based on decades of experience playing with bands from Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys to Old and In the Way.

You’ll gain unique insights into Peter Rowan’s instrumental and singing style, which will, in turn, help you in your own musical development. Through his thoughtful instruction you’ll improve your lead singing and learn invaluable tips on breathing, phrasing, vocal improvisation, and how to achieve the "high lonesome" bluegrass sound. Peter gives you exercises for increasing your power and range, and builds your awareness of what you need to do to develop a strong vocal sound.

A top-notch guitarist as well as a great singer, Peter teaches the basics of guitar accompaniment for bluegrass songs. He shows you how to back up your singing with a strong sense of time, strumming full chords with the pick and adding bluegrass style bass runs (including variations on the famous "G run"). You’ll also learn to pick simple but effective solos to a variety of songs, and establish an authentic bluegrass guitar sound.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Surprise!, June 24, 2008

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Peter Hyatt (Orrington, Maine) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lead Singing & Rhythm Guitar DVD (DVD)

I confess ignorance in having never heard Peter Rowan before, and that I only purchased this DVD because of Happy Traum's recommendation. I was treated to a great surprise. Rowan's singing is stunning, and the viewer is skillfully treated to expert guidance from Happy Traum. Happy has the wonderful ability to slow an artist down and anticipate where a student is going to need extra help. Like most all of Homespun, this is another excellent DVD that no guitarist and/or vocalist should be without.